Elsa was Albert’s cousin. She lived in Berlin. Her father was a businessman. He had his business in Berlin. Albert met Elsa when she came to Munich. She told him that if he tried, he could learn enough to pass the examinations. Passing them was not difficult. She also told him that she knew lots of boys who were much more stupid than Albert. They had passed easily. They told her that one didn’t have to know anything at all. A student didn’t have to understand what he was taught. He was required just to be able to repeat what he was taught. Elsa then told Albert that he didn’t need to be good at learning things. Anyone could learn like a parrot. Albert could do it easily. He would find no difficulty in passing the examination.